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Giclee printing is the high quality reproduction of
art work using ink jet printers. Originally the printer of choice was the
Iris, however in the past few years other printers have replaced the Iris,
most notably Epson's pigmented ink printers. These advances in ink jet printing
technology have allowed for major advantages in this method of art reproduction
compared to more traditional printing presses. These advantages include higher
quality because these printers use more ink colors, print at higher resolution
and use some form of stochastic screening which allows better reproduction
of photographic like images. Proofs are much more exact since the proof is
printed on the same printer and with the same paper as the final print. In
addition the prints are made directly from computer files so the initial
set up costs are lower and the printers are much less costly then presses
so short runs are economically feasible.
With the Giclee setup and proofing
procedure you, the artist, has the opportunity to have input into the reproduction
process that in the past was available only at the most expensive levels
of offset printing. With Giclee you can make reproductions that are very
close to the original or you can choose to go in the direction of new art.
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